Palladium Books® Weekly Update – July 2, 2015

By Kevin Siembieda

It is the Independence Day holiday weekend so I’m going to keep this Update very brief and touch on only a few immediate subjects. Besides, those of you in the USA will be on the beach or making your Christmas in July wish list orders this weekend. Be safe and have fun. And a shout out to our Canadian friends who celebrated Canada Day yesterday.

I’m afraid that Chuck Walton, Wayne, Alex and I will be working throughout the weekend (wahhh), because we are in full-tilt, wrap-up mode for Robotech®: The Expeditionary Force Marines™, and this book is going to knock your socks off. More on it in a bit.

Christmas in July – Surprise Package – 4 days left – Offer ENDS at Midnight July 6, 2015

We’ve done Christmas in July three or four times in the past, and a number of people had been asking us to do it again this year, so we are, but it’s a very limited time offer. A few folks have asked us to extend it for one more week, and we’ll consider it (especially if we get more requests), but we have other 2015 Rifts® and Robotech® anniversary celebration sales planned so this weekend is probably your last chance.

The Christmas in July Surprise Package is very similar to our annual Palladium Christmas Surprise Package offer, but WITHOUT autographs (unless you ask nicely). $84-$92 (often more!) worth of Palladium Books products can be yours for only $42 plus shipping and handling. You are guaranteed to get an absolute minimum of eighty-four dollars ($84) retail value in your Surprise Package, but MOST Surprise Packages come in at the $90-$95 range, especially if you provide us with a nice, big Wish List for us to make selections from. Sometimes it contains even more than that.

It’s a surprise package because you never know exactly what you’re going to get. We try to include many of the items on your “Wish List,” but we may also surprise you with stuff you are not expecting. Things like a special print(s), or issues of The Rifter®, or a Palladium RPG or sourcebook(s), special edition comic book, or other items that we think you might enjoy. All items are “hand-picked” by Kevin Siembieda from YOUR “wish list.”

A great way to fill holes in your collection, try new games or settings, catch up on The Rifter® or purchase gifts for your gaming pals. The perfect present for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, housewarmings, Christmas and other occasions.

The Cost: $42.00 plus shipping and handling (usually another $6-$15 for most purchasers in the USA).

Order today! Only 4 days until it ENDS at Midnight July 6, 2015. And please spread the word. The Christmas in July Surprise Package lasts only 2 weekends, and is only something we do once every several years. It is only publicized by word of mouth and on Palladium's website – www.palladiumbooks.com – so please tell everyone you know. Buy one for every gamer you know and start your summer off with fun and games.

UPDATE: Robotech®: The Expeditionary Force Marines™ – July release

We have been writing and drawing away like maniacs for the last two weeks as we put all the final touches on Expeditionary Force Marines™. I know a lot of people think they know what’s coming, especially the 120 who purchased the limited edition RAW Manuscript edition, but you are in for a surprise. The RAW edition was 128 pages. The final book is 160. We are adding material, rewriting a number of things, adding a bit more continuity and background, and the artwork ... oh, baby, the art is something else. The Manning brothers, Mike Wilson, Ben Rodriguez, Apollo Okamura, and especially the phenomenal Charles Walton have all turned in fabulous illustrations. Robotech®: The Expeditionary Force Marines™ is going to please a lot of people. My thanks for the input from many of you online and the handful of people who contacted Palladium directly and helped us catch a few problems before the final published book, it is all very much appreciated. A July release! Heading to the printer next week.

UPDATE: The Rifter® #71

The cover is in. Material is being selected. Coming your way soon.

LAST CHANCE to get in on the Ultimate Night of the Living Dead comic book Kickstarter – ENDS in less than 3 days – Doubletakeuniverse.com

It ends in less than three days. It is a rare opportunity and a great deal. I have been telling you about the Double Take Kickstarter for several Updates now. I’ve been doing so because I believe in it and this crew of talented creators, and because I think it is an opportunity for YOU.

Double Take is a new comic book company launching with 10 titles inspired by George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, but after that, they have a wide rage of different comic books planned. Everything from superheroes and science fiction to some experimental concepts. And former executive vice president of Marvel Comics, Bill Jemas, is on board to help write and develop some of these titles.

In my opinion, the $10 Super Pack is a killer deal. You get ALL TEN ISSUE Number Ones for only ten bucks, plus shipping. $10 for ten comic books that could skyrocket in value if Double Take becomes a new player in the comic book industry. And if it doesn’t, you still get the enjoyment of reading those 10 comic books at one third the price you’d pay retail. I suspect a lot of people have not yet heard about Double Take and their new comic book line. That really puts you at the forefront of this company’s launch. Talk about a unique opportunity. Seriously, and tell your friends, especially your pals who buy or collect comic books. LESS THAN 3 DAYS LEFT!

NEW! Numinous – Where Every Creature Counts – a new Kickstarter by a friend

Tom Roache is one of the key creators behind Numinous, a card game being launched via Kickstarter. You’ll recognize the name Tom Roache because he’s the guy behind the Robotech® Battles website and one of the gents who helped Palladium Books get Robotech® RPG Tactics™ off the ground. Check out his cool game and Kickstarter pitch.

NEW! World Book One: Vampire Kingdoms™, Revised (as well as the original 1991 edition) and Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook are both now available as PDF books on DriveThru.com with Rifts® Atlantis next and more Rifts® books to follow.

Palladium plans to make more World Books available as PDFs every week or so. We’ll be starting with Rifts® World Books and Chaos Earth® titles, with lots more to follow.

Palladium Fantasy RPG® Paper Miniatures – Volumes #1-6 are available now. More are coming in the weeks ahead.

The Rifter® issues #1-62 – available now – more coming.

100+ Palladium titles available now as PDF downloads with more coming.

Game Master Kits, maps and more – Available now.

Much more to come in the months ahead.

We’ll be adding dozens of Rifts® titles and other material to DriveThruRPG.com every week or so for the next few months, so keep your eyes open for them. DriveThruRPG.com already offers 100+ Palladium Books products available as PDFs with more coming soon. Plus FREE support for Robotech® RPG Tactics™ and other Palladium game lines with supplemental material, FREE previews, Game Master packages, paper miniatures and book titles like the Coalition Wars®/Siege on Tolkeen™ series, Splicers® RPG, The Rifter® issues #1-62 (with more to come), and first edition rules of the Rifts® RPG, Beyond the Supernatural™ RPG, Heroes Unlimited™ RPG, The Palladium Fantasy RPG®, and related 1st edition sourcebooks for each. And more! Like what? Like Fantasy Paper Miniatures and Game Master Kits for digital download. They are available only as PDF files and were designed special to help you run your games and build campaigns. There are also sneak previews of books and other good stuff. Check it out! And let other gamers know they are available too. We’ll be making more available on DriveThruRPG in the weeks and months to come, so take a look on a regular basis.

Gen Con Indy is only 4 weeks away. Yikes! The days are just flying by. Palladium Books has earned Premium Event status and there are 50+ gaming events for various Palladium games including Robotech® RPG Tactics™. This is entirely the result of the hard work and dedication of Palladium’s Megaversal Ambassadors and volunteer Game Masters. Thank you, one and all.

We still toying with our booth layout, but whatever it is, it will have the RRT convention exclusives and be packed with exciting products to sell (new and old). As always, Palladium creators will be available to chat and sign books.

See the Gen Con® Coupon Book for big savings and value. Because 2015 is the 30th anniversary of Robotech® and the 25th anniversary of Rifts®, we have a pair of coupons in the Gen Con® Coupon Book that should blow some minds. We are pulling out all the stops for these two landmark anniversaries.

Join us for the fun.

Convention Exclusives at Gen Con® Indy – Booth 1129

NEW! Breetai ready for combat. This is Commander Breetai in a suit of Zentraedi Heavy Body Armor. His right hand opened enough to place a weapon, Micronian or the severed head of a Valkyrie or other bit of wreckage; 1/285th scale (6mm). $22

All these convention exclusives will be available at Gen Con® Indy to ANYONE on a first-come, first-served basis. Each is metal/pewter, 1/285th scale (6mm). RRT Kickstarter backers can pre-order them now from the comfort of their home and in any quantity (no limit) and have them shipped right to their doorstep. NOTE: We would like to get pre-orders from our RRT Kickstarter backers by July 15, 2015. Thanks.

For instructions on how to order the exclusives (sorry, RRT Kickstarter backers only), click here.

Flash Sales are coming to celebrate two landmark anniversaries – Rifts® and Robotech®

It is the 25th Anniversary of Rifts® and the 30th Anniversary of Robotech®. And to celebrate, Palladium is planning to offer you a number of “Flash Sales” over the next couple of months with products at special prices or special products available for a limited time! And we mean limited. A Flash Sale might be for just ONE DAY or one weekend. They will be sales like the Palladium Gold Rush or Zentraedi Invasion Day, or Robotech® Earth Defenders’ Day, or the $6 T-Shirts Weekend (select shirts available on the cheap for a weekend). Others might last an entire week or 10 days, like the Christmas in July Surprise Package offer that is going on right now. So keep your eyes peeled, even after the Christmas in July promotion ends on Monday.

Closing thoughts

Don’t forget to order your Christmas in July Surprise Package and Double Take comic book Kickstarter items while you are enjoying a fun, relaxing summer weekend. We’ll have more news and updates next week. Happy Independence Day and game on.

– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher, Writer and Game Designer

LAST CHANCE to order “Christmas in July” Palladium Surprise Package

– ENDS Monday, July 6, 2015

What is a Palladium Christmas in July Surprise Package?

An expression of appreciation and joy from us and a great way for you to fill holes in your collection, try new games and settings, catch up on The Rifter® or purchase your gaming pals the perfect present for a birthday, anniversary, graduation, house warming, wedding or other special occasion.

$42 (plus shipping and handling) gets you $84-$92 (often more!) worth of Palladium Books product. You are guaranteed to get an absolute minimum of eighty-four dollars ($84) retail value in your Surprise Package, but most people get $90-$95. Sometimes much more! Santa Kevin likes to make gamers squeal with delight and often packs in $90-$100 worth of goodies into many Surprise Packages. Especially if you give us a long Wish List. Sometimes much more! Santa Kevin like to make gamers smile and blow people’s minds.

● It’s a surprise package because you never know exactly what you’re going to get. We try to include many of the items on your “wish list,” but we will also surprise you with stuff you are not expecting. Things like a special print(s), or issues of The Rifter®, or a Palladium RPG or sourcebook(s), special edition comic book, or other items that we think you might enjoy. Plus you can ask for unusual items like a signed photograph of Kevin Siembieda, or Kevin and the staff (same as last year), or out-of-print books (as suggested here). All items are “hand-picked” by Kevin Siembieda from YOUR “wish list.”

● Impress your friends with a gift worth $84-$92 or more for a cost of only $42 (plus shipping and handling).

● Fill holes in your own collection or get books and product you’ve been meaning to get or have been eyeballing longingly.

● Fun and surprise. As a “grab bag/surprise package” you never know exactly what you will receive, but that’s the fun “surprise” part of this offer, and we always try to send as many of your “special wants” as we can (at least three, almost always more). Extra items may include other RPG books, The Rifter®, posters, prints, art books, a special comic book, T-shirts, greeting cards, back stock items, uncut covers, and other items or a surprise or two.

● Each order is “hand-picked” by Kevin Siembieda from a “Wish List” YOU provide! Please list at least 10-14 items (or more) that you know are in stock. PLEASE do not list books you know are out of print; you will not get them.

● SORRY, NO AUTOGRAPHS in the Christmas in July grab bag. We’re so busy with Gen Con prep and trying to get new releases to the printer, the books in the July Grab Bags will NOT be signed by Kevin and the Palladium staff (unless you send us a convincing request for them in the comment section or your order).

● Your “Wish List” – Important! To insure your Christmas in July Surprise Package is everything you want it to be, send us a wish list of your “wants.” The more items listed, the more likely you are to get items you want. List them in order of preference – at least 10 items, but 12 or more is better. That way, you don’t know what you’re getting and we have a large selection to choose from, making it fun for you and easier on us. Thanks.

PLEASE do not ask for books you know are not yet available or out of print like Palladium Fantasy® Crimson Hardcover, Tome Grotesque™, Land of the Damned Three, or Mechanoid Space®.

Note: Santa Kev and his elves are NOT mind readers. If you do not give us a clear idea of your wants, you may be disappointed by what comes in your July Surprise Package. You do NOT make our job easier when you say something like “I own everything, surprise me,” or “I don’t care, anything special.” It makes our job much, much more difficult.

The Earth Defenders blister packs expand the scope of combat, strategies and tactics, and are ideal for gamers looking to play the Malcontents faction or who want to bring Micronian troops into play on any battlefield. Stats and rules coming any day now. Note: None of this has any negative impact on Palladium finishing and manufacturing RRT Wave Two, but does plenty to enhance your battlefield options with your current game pieces.

Reminder: Palladium is taking pre-orders from Kickstarter backers for the convention exclusives (with no limit on quantity) and the six Earth Defender Blister Packs online, now through July 15, 2015. When we make these Earth Defenders available at retail in the Fall, they will probably sell at a retail price of around $12 or so per blister pack.

For instructions on how to order the exclusives (sorry, RRT Kickstarter backers only), click here.

What’s next? The Comanchero Helicopter and combat vehicles like the Cat’s Eye Recon and other Macross war machines. We had initially included the Comanchero Helicopter as one of the items our Kickstarter backers could pre-order along with the six listed above. However, after further discussion involving its development we realized we could not, at this time, pinpoint a specific date of release or its true cost, so we have decided to remove it from the schedule until we can verify all the details and get a good handle on a realistic release date. So while the Comanchero Helicopter will be in development, it will no longer be available for pre-order for the time being. Those initial few who were charged for that item will be contacted to arrange the refund of that portion of their orders.

NEW! Fantasy Old Ones™ Mouse Pad

Full color mouse pad that looks dynamic on any desk. This is the powerful art depicting a Minotaur and Old One from the cover of the Old Ones™ Fantasy Sourcebook. The claw-like tentacles in the background is an Old One rising. Be afraid.

NEW! Zombie Graveyard Mouse Pad

Full color mouse pad that looks dynamic on any desk. This one is a zombie rising from a graveyard to stalk the living. It is from the cover to the Dead Reign® Sourcebook: Graveyard Earth™. Are you a survivor?

NEW! Living the Fantasy T-Shirt – available now

Celebrate the Palladium Fantasy RPG® with the red and black image from the original RPG that gave Palladium its start. This is a favorite of Kevin Siembieda. The slogan, “Living the Fantasy” comes from fan and freelance writer, Travis Guerrero. Art by Kevin Siembieda.

NEW! Rifts® 25 Years, The Adventure Continues T-Shirt – available now

We wanted an image that said Rifts® and more adventures to come. This Ramon Perez artwork captures that nicely. And we love the grin on that Headhunter and the sparkle in his eyes that seems to say, “Oh yeah, there are adventures to come.” Art by Ramon K. Perez.

NEW! 2015 Open House Dragon T-Shirt – Available now.

This was not Kevin’s idea. In fact, he felt a bit embarrassed by it, but people loved it. This commemorative 2015 Open House T-shirt is perfect for those of you who attended the event as well as those of you who were there with us in spirit. It features the infamous Kevin Siembieda signature dragon that graces thousands of books around the world with his signature; complete with Kevin’s signature and the words, “2015 Open House.” It seemed especially appropriate to us if this was, indeed, the last Open House. This shirt is not likely to be reprinted, so available only while supplies last. Art by Kevin Siembieda.

NEWish! Robotech® Dice Bag – Available now

People have enjoyed the Rifts® dice bag for years, so we thought we’d do one for Robotech®. The Robotech® Dice Bag debuted at AdeptiCon and went over very well. Now it is available in the Palladium store for everyone. This is just one tiny thing we’ve been working on behind the scenes for Robotech®. More to come.

BACK IN PRINT: Rifts® and the Megaverse® – John Zeleznik Collector's Masterwork Limited Edition

Kevin pulled this amazing offer out of mothballs for the Open House and immediately sold a few copies. This is the most unbelievable deal we have ever heard of. In fact, we don't think anybody has EVER done anything like this before, and it's all John Zeleznik's idea.

Each copy of the Collector's Masterwork Limited Edition includes an original piece of artwork by John Zeleznik! Most are concept sketches tipped (glued) into the book itself, by hand, done personally by Kevin Siembieda. That's right, YOU will have an original sketch/drawing/concept artwork from one of John Zeleznik's paintings or illustrations that appears in this very book!

"I've never heard of anything like this,” said Publisher, Kevin Siembieda. "It's remarkable. A true collectible with a piece of original art and Palladium history all rolled into one. This is a deal of a lifetime, NOW more than ever before, because the $125 dollar price is the same low price when this item was first offered back in 2007! Today, this book would sell for $175-$200. Each piece of art has to be worth $50-$100, and is a piece of Palladium history. John Zeleznik is such a great guy, he wants us to keep the price low so Palladium fans can afford one. How cool is that?”

Fewer than 60 remain available.

Limited to 199 copies. Each is signed and numbered.

Signed by renowned artist John Zeleznik and writer/Publisher Kevin Siembieda.

EACH contains a piece of original art by John Zeleznik. Usually a concept sketch from John's private archives.

The book is identical to the regular hardcover edition. It is the original artwork and being signed and numbered that makes it special.

$125.00 each, plus shipping and handling. Must be shipped UPS or insured so it can be shipped quickly and via a method that is safe and traceable. If lost in the mail, this item can not be replaced.

NEW! Palladium Fantasy RPG® Sourcebook: Bizantium and the Northern Islands™ – Available now

To the civilized world, Bizantium and the waters and lands around it are frightening. A realm of sea serpents, monsters, and barbarians. To the heroes and people who live there, it is a realm of adventure, beauty and opportunity. One might consider Bizantium as the center of adventure and mystery in the North.

North of Bizantium are the Icy Ocean and Great Ice Shelf, places where only a handful of the bravest Bizantian sailors have ever set sail, and the rest of the world knows nothing about. For kingdoms in the south, only a few scholars have ever heard of the Great Ice Shelf or the cannibalistic Necromancers known as the Iceborn who make the frozen wasteland their home. Those who have heard tales of the land of ice and death are convinced they are nothing but the stuff of myth. Very soon, they will find out otherwise. And these are but a few of the revelations presented in Bizantium and the Northern Islands™. Discover for yourself the wonders and horrors that await.

Waterchanter O.C.C. and 20+ magic spells new to the Fantasy setting.

Necromancy revisited. Many spells new to the Fantasy setting.

90+ spells in all, including Ocean Magic for the Waterchanter, Necromancy and more.

Serpent Chaser, Bizantium Marine and other new character classes.

The Iceborn, their man-eating Raiders, Skinbinders and Sea Witches. A forgotten race of monsters who worship death, wield death magic, hunt humanoids, eat their flesh, and wear their skin. A villain you will love to hate.

The Iceborn’s Necroilus – massive vessels made from the remains of dead sea serpents and animated by Necromancy to prowl the seas.

Robotech® RPG Tactics™

– Available now in the USA, Canada, European Union, Australia and New Zealand

If you love Robotech®, you’ll want to take a look at this game. Beautifully detailed game pieces of your favorite Robotech® mecha, and fast playing rules that capture the Robotech® experience in a new, exciting way. And this is just the beginning. We have so much more planned. Available NOW – in game stores across the USA, Canada, UK, European Union, Australia and New Zealand.

Robotech® RPG Tactics™ "Starter Box" – Cat. No. 55100 – $99.95 retail price. This is the game Robotech® fans have wanted for decades. Robotech® RPG Tactics™ is a fast-paced, tabletop combat game that captures the action and adventure of the Robotech® anime. Two or more players can engage in small squad skirmishes or scale up to massive battles. Relive the clashes of the First Robotech War, engage in stand-alone tactical games, or use the dynamic game pieces to enhance your Robotech® RPG experience. Or simply collect your favorite mecha from an expanding range of top-notch game pieces.

The First Six Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Expansion Packs are available to retail along with the main box game. Here are the SKUs and retail prices.

Robotech® RPG Tactics™ Rulebook – Cat. No. 55105 – $20.00 retail. Note: This is the same rulebook that is included in the main game box, and is offered separately for those who want an extra copy, or want to check out the rules before buying the whole game.

COMING – Rifts® Chaos Earth® Resurrection™

In the shattered depths of Wisconsin, survivors are besieged by the dead come back to life. Zombies. But not just any type of zombie, zombies done Rifts-style. And unless the source of the zombie plague can be found and neutralized by NEMA defenders, North America may be overrun by the dead.

This was actually something Taylor White and I have been kicking around for years, even before we released the Dead Reign® RPG line. We think you’ll love it.

Something has animated the dead in Wisconsin. It is up to NEMA heroes to find the cause and stop it before it spreads beyond control.

The events unfolding in World Book 35: Megaverse® in Flames threaten to change the entire landscape of Rifts® Earth as the demonic minions of Hades and Dyval seek to bring Hell on Earth, and turn the planet into a dimensional gateway to Armageddon!

The Coalition States, along with Northern Gun and Lazlo, take the lead in the defense of North America. Heroes of Humanity explores the good and bad in the Coalition’s efforts to save humanity and send this new threat back to the pits of Hell.

New Coalition weapons, armor and war machines.

The Coalition States: Are they heroes or villains? Or does it depend on whether you are human or not?

Can the CS fight alongside mages and D-Bees if it means saving the world?

COMING – Rifts® Secrets of the Coalition States: The Disavowed™

“Desperate times require desperate measures. War has nothing to do with morality or justice. It’s all about winning or dying. We cannot bind our hands with high ideals, even our own, or worry about the laws of renegade nations or the rights of alien people. We must fight fire with fire. And you are the match.” – Colonel Lyboc addressing a Disavowed team

The Disavowed are so Top Secret that their existence is known only to a handful of the Coalition States’ most elite, top echelon, with Joseph Prosek II the mastermind behind the Disavowed operation, and Colonel Lyboc its shadowy face. Find out who these men and women are. How the Disavowed get away with using magic, traveling to other parts of Rifts Earth and even to other dimensions in pursuit of enemies and strategic information that cannot be had through conventional means. Learn about the secret parameters in which these hard-boiled warriors, secretly hand-picked by Joseph Prosek II, operate, why almost every mission is considered a suicide mission, and why they must forever be the Disavowed.

CS operatives so secret that even the top military and political leaders right up to Emperor Prosek know nothing about them. And if they did know, would they condone their activity or condemn it?

Are the Disavowed heroes or renegades? Assassins or soldiers? Madmen or super-patriots? Or a little of them all?

Unsung heroes who keep the CS safe, or thugs and pawns of a shadow agency within the Coalition government?

What role does the Vanguard play in this group?

How do they reward their D-Bee “teammates” when the mission is over?

What happens to the Disavowed when they have seen or learned too much? Adventure ideas galore and so much more.

COMING – Rifts® Secrets of the Atlanteans™

True Atlanteans are descendants from Earth’s past. The survivors of the sinking of Atlantis (really a dimensional mishap) and travelers of the Megaverse, wielders of Tattoo Magic and other lost mystic arts. Most people regard them as heroes, but are they? The Sunaj Assassins are mythic villains feared by all, yet they too are True Atlanteans who serve dark forces.

For the first time, much of the story behind True Atlanteans and their secrets are revealed.

True Atlanteans revisited.

Optional Atlantean character creation tables including clan heritage and other factors.

Secrets of the stone pyramids, different types/purposes and powers.

Many new magic tattoos, magic spells, weapons and armor.

Atlantean hideouts and secret communities across the Megaverse.

The Sunaj Assassins, their secrets, history and plans for the future.

Atlantean Monster Hunter O.C.C., Atlantean Defender O.C.C. and much more. And this is just the tip of what this book contains.

COMING – Rifts® Chaos Earth® Sourcebook: First Responders

The Great Cataclysm has devastated civilization, but humanity fights for survival. The struggles of civilian law enforcement, fire and rescue, and everyday men and women are some of the most epic tales to be told in a world gone to hell. They fight monsters, aliens, the paranormal, the elements, and each other, all with the hope of reclaiming their lives from the Chaos.

Rise of Magic™ – Rifts® Chaos Earth® Sourcebook – Now shipping

We’ve all played “post” apocalyptic games. Now imagine playing as the apocalypse is happening. As the world you know is crumbling. As magic and monsters from myth become real and your world is reshaped by forces beyond your comprehension. That is the premise behind the Rifts® Chaos Earth® series. That YOU play through the Great Cataclysm as the apocalypse happens.

Rifts® Chaos Earth®: Rise of Magic™ is a key book in that continuing story (new books are coming this Spring and Summer). In Rise of Magic™, humans, particularly children, are discovering they can draw upon mystic energy and cast magic. The thing is, they don’t really know what they are doing. Magic is just part of the chaos and the impossible that is happening all around them. Meanwhile, others have found they can summon and control monsters and demons, while still others make pacts with supernatural beings to become witches and worse. And some have learned they can harness the magic to animate and command the dead. Madness and more chaos ensues. All of this only complicates things for NEMA, Earth’s defenders, as the line of distinction between “good guys” and “bad guys” begins to blur, and things go from bad to worse.

Rifts® Chaos Earth® RPG – Available now

The origins of Rifts® start here! It is a new beginning. But first everything that human civilization had become during the Golden Age of Science, more than eighty years in our future, must come to a crashing end. The Earth is in the process of being transformed into a place more alien than a thousand alien worlds. Ley lines erupt with even more power and ambient energy than what is known on Rifts Earth 300 years later. Rifts – tears in space and time – appear along ley lines to unleash legions of aliens, monsters, dragons, supernatural horrors, and ancient gods of myth and legend in a mad symphony of chaos and transformation.

You play survivors or the heroes of NEMA. The men and women of the Northern Eagle Military Alliance equipped with their Chromium Guardsmen (Glitter Boys), Silver Eagles (SAMAS) and host of other robots and power armor to stand against a rising tide of enemies and alien invaders. They are humanity’s last and only hope to survive the apocalypse that will become known as the Great Cataclysm. These are the heroes you play in a world that can only be described as Chaos Earth.

Overview of the Great Cataclysm as it unfolds.

Introduction to NEMA and its weapons and resources.

11 different character classes, including robot pilots, the Para-Arcane, Demon and Witch Hunters, Chromium Guardsmen, Silver Eagles, and more.

Back in print – Rifts® World Book 21: Splynn Dimensional Market™

This awesome sourcebook is, in effect, Rifts® Atlantis Part Two. It is said that anything you may desire – especially if it is dark, magical or alien – can be purchased, for a price, at the Splynn Dimensional Market. Anything. ‘Nuff said.

PDF downloads from DriveThruRPG.com

This is a great resource for getting out of print Palladium titles and other select books. We’ve made 100 titles available as PDF digital downloads from DriveThruRPG.com, as well as Fantasy Paper Miniatures, Game Master resources and other good things with more to come. This is a great way to try Palladium products and get access to out of print RPG source material. Some notable titles include: